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On Tuesday, November 15, eleven 7th and 8th grade students from Gregory attended the Region V Junior High Band and Choir Festival in Platte. Dr. Travis Netzer, from Northern State University, directed the band and Mrs. Susan Porter, from Platte, directed the choir for the day. Those participating were back row, l to r: George Timanus, Lainey Dobson, Ben Stevicks, Brecken Vosika, Savanah Lozano, and Tamara Imhof. Front row, l to r: AJ Lutt, Max Bearshield, Charissa Ring, Mia Haines, and Kayde Peabody.

Many of you gathered with family and friends this past week to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday. Often this is an exciting and special time of year. Some of us welcome the festivities, enjoy the Christmas music, shopping and events. For others, another version of Jingle Bells on the radio brings tension, not joy, and the thought of participating in yet another holiday gathering drains our battery. Do not expect to move through the holidays without feeling a myriad of emotions (happy, sad, mad, scared, etc.). It is normal to feel our sorrows during a time where we are supposed to be happy and festive.

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Online scams cost Americans nearly $7 billion throughout 2021, according to the FBI, and with the holiday shopping season ramping up, it’s vital that people understand how to avoid falling victim to scams.

Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found on a farm in the latest sign that the outbreak that has already prompted the slaughter of more than 50 million birds nationwide continues to spread.

Gregory County 4-H held their annual recognition night on Sunday, November 20th at the Gregory Community Room, with more than 70 people in attendance for the event. Emcees included Melissa Vosika, Brecken Vosika & Jack Schulte. First up, 4-H Registered Volunteers were recognized for their efforts and hard work, as well as their years of service. Volunteers include: Kendra Wiechmann- 1 year, Jason Mosterd- 2 years, Jon Smikle- 2 years, Samantha Bull- 2 years, Sarah Bailey- 2 years, Sierra Smith- 2 years, Tim McCarthy- 2 years, Jacob Imhof-3 years, Jason Witt- 3 years, Rose Wolf- 3 years, Sheila Imhof- 3 years, Santanya Matucha- 4 years, Lucas Adams- 5 years, Meghan Weborg-5 years, Mollie Andrews- 5 years, Bailee Matucha- 6 years, Sheryl Koenig- 6 years, Gary Burrus- 7 years, Kristina Carlson- 8 years, Richard Weller- 8 years, Rochelle Tietgen- 8 years, Bradley Christensen – 9 years, Janice Travnicek-9 years, Kay Weller- 9 years, Melanie Hannahs- 9 years, Roberta Spann- 9 years, Erin Schulte- 11 years, Jennifer Bailey- 11 years, Kasey Hanson- 11 years, Nikki Matucha- 11 years, Tamara Bull- 11 years, Kim Petersen- 12 years, Jessica Grage-Schmidt- 15 years, and Todd Christensen- 27 years.

Perched atop a fence at Badlands National Park, Troy Heinert peered from beneath his widebrimmed hat into a corral where 100 wild bison awaited transfer to the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Descendants of bison that once roamed North America’s Great Plains by the tens of millions, the animals would soon thunder up a chute, take a truck ride across South Dakota and join one of many burgeoning herds Heinert has helped reestablish on Native American lands.

The state-bound FFA Ag Issues team delivered their district-winning Gregory County Pumped Storage presentation to the Gregory City Council during the public forum portion of the council’s regular meeting at 6:00 p.m., Monday, November 21.

The parking lot was full at the new Avera Gregory Health Care Facility on Thursday, November 17. After many years of planning, perfect timing for fundraising, and long months of construction, the new facility held an open house and blessing ceremony to celebrate the near completion of the campus.

The Gregory County Board of Commissioners should have foreseen trouble ahead when they agreed to give employees of the highway department a one dollar per hour raise at a recent regular meeting. Kerri Grim, register of deeds, was the first courthouse employee to raise the issue, appearing at the November 15 regular meeting, and questioning why the board would randomly give a raise when the February 2, 2021 minutes stated that pay raises and salary adjustments would be budgeted for and authorized at the first meeting of the year.